John Salazar

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John T. Salazar, a Democrat, has represented the third Congressional district of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives since 2005. Pueblo, Durango and Grand Junction are in Salazar's district.

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Record and controversies

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 8 - 2/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 90 - 18/20 85 - 17/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 60 - 12/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Salazar was born July 21, 1953 in Alamosa, Colorado, but calls Manassa, Colorado home. He is married to Mary Lou Salazar and has three children. His brother, Ken Salazar, was also elected in 2004 to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate.

Salazar served in the U.S. Army from 1973-1976, and is a farmer and rancher, raising cattle, potatos, wheat, barley, and hay. He also served on the Colorado Agricultural Commission from 1999-2002 and in the Colorado House of Representatives. from 2003 until 2004.

Salazar, who grew up on his parents' farm and ranch, is concerned with conservation, particularly when it comes to water rights. He has said his top priority on Capitol Hill will be ensuring that water derived from the snow melt of Colorado's Western Slope will stay in his district instead of being sent to California or Nevada. Though a Democrat, he has conservative leanings -- he opposes expanding gun control and supports permanent repeal of the inheritance tax. He also supports allowing Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.

As a veteran, a son of a veteran, and father of a child serving in the Colorado National Guard (as of 2004), Salazar has also been vocal against cuts to veterans' benefits and has criticized the Bush administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Scott Tipton, and the Libertarian Party nominated Bert L. Sargent to face Salazar in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Salazar retained his seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Colorado superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, John Salazar, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.


Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Hospital Hermanos Melendez$ 20,700
Oxbow Corp$ 11,200
DISH Network$ 10,100
Air Line Pilots Assn$ 10,000
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice$ 10,000
American Crystal Sugar$ 10,000
Blue Dog PAC$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union$ 10,000
CHC-Building Our Leadership's Diversity$ 10,000
Farm Credit Council$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$ 10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union$ 10,000
Safeway Inc$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union$ 10,000
Teamsters Union$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for John Salazar
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
    • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
    • Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture Programs

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • Board Member, Reo Grande Water Conservation District, 1990-1994
  • Member, Colorado State Agricultural Commission
  • Board Member, Governor's Economic Development Advisory

Boards and other Affiliations

  • Dr. Michael P. Espinoza Challenge for Success
  • Manasa Elementary School, Basketball Basics For Leadership Training
  • Saint Joseph's Parish Youth Group.

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on John Salazar. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 1531 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-4761 Fax: 202-226-9669
    Webform email
District offices
  • 609 Main Street, #6, Alamosa, CO 81101,
    Ph: 719-587-5105 Fax: (none entered)
  • 700 Main Avenue, Suite F, Durango, CO 81301
    Ph: 970-375-3264 Fax: (none entered)
  • 225 North 5th Street, Suite 702, Grand Junction, CO 81501
    Ph: 970-245-7107 Fax: (none entered)
  • 134 West B Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
    Ph: 719-543-8200 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
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Campaign office
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Articles and resources

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Articles & Commentary

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Semantic data


Latitude: 37°28′5.488″N
Longitude: 105°51′56.473″W Latitude: 37°16′16.936″N
Longitude: 107°52′51.499″W Latitude: 39°4′7.619″N
Longitude: 108°33′55.026″W Latitude: 0°0′0″N
Longitude: 0°0′0″E






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